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Statistical comparison of major metro areas | Convergence
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Chronicling the alignment of workforce and economic development. Statistical comparison of major metro areas. December 19, 2006. Posted by Tom in Community. Referred me to this well-done compilation by the St. Louis, Missouri-based East-West Gateway Council. Of Goverments, of data comparing St. Louis to different metro areas around the nation. In terms of our many demographic points – education, age, race, income, etc. – using the latest available data. This looks like a good resource. March 12, 2007.
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Additional summary of manufacturing-workforce issues | Convergence
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Chronicling the alignment of workforce and economic development. Additional summary of manufacturing-workforce issues. December 19, 2006. Posted by Tom in Education. From English as a Second Language to skills shortages to marketing to the next generation of potential workers, this monthly email newsletter from WorkforceUSA.net. No comments yet — be the first. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).
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WIRED: New York | Convergence
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Chronicling the alignment of workforce and economic development. December 21, 2006. Posted by Tom in Community. The Finger Lakes WIRED initiative awarded $145,476 in training grants to 14 businesses. Monroe County: SenDEC Corp. 18,000; Magnus Education LLC. 13,910; Amdex Computer Inc. 12,905; Riverside Automation. 12,000; Micro Systems Corp. 7,878; Reflexite. 4,900; Genesee Group. 6,189; ARKEMA Inc. Ontario: Tariff Affiliates Inc. 14,286; Surmotech Inc. 6,215; CTC Online. Wyoming: Steel and O’Brien.
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Rebooting “Convergence” | Convergence
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Chronicling the alignment of workforce and economic development. Rebooting “Convergence”. June 4, 2011. Posted by Tom in Housekeeping. After over four years away from the blog, I think it’s time to rev up the engine once again. What have I been up to? The outside world has changed, too. The Bush administration and WIRED is gone, replaced by the Obama administration and green jobs (never mind the stimulus and its effect on the Workforce Investment Act! There’s so much catching up to do, but I think ...
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WIRED: Indiana staff hire | Convergence
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Chronicling the alignment of workforce and economic development. WIRED: Indiana staff hire. December 20, 2006. Posted by Tom in Community. The Purdue University Technical Assistance Program hired Christy Bozic as its manager of business innovation. Ms Bozic will be funded by WIRED for the first three years of her position. No comments yet — be the first. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Here’...
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Initial media coverage of Skills Commission report | Convergence
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Chronicling the alignment of workforce and economic development. Initial media coverage of Skills Commission report. December 14, 2006. Posted by Tom in Education. Is on the wire, and it’s rather comprehensive – as is the report. The group is proposing that high school end at 10th grade for many students and that teacher pension plans be scrapped for other benefits such as higher pay and 401(k)s. The report states that by not spending today’s resources on 11th- and 12th-graders and by making other ...
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“From Cradle to Career” | Convergence
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Chronicling the alignment of workforce and economic development. 8220;From Cradle to Career”. January 4, 2007. Posted by Tom in Education. From Kevin Thompson at the US Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. I really like the linkages that this report promotes…. Education Week, the national trade publication, has released its report From the Cradle to Career: Connecting American Education from Birth to Adulthood. The authors note: In many ways, this year’s. Vol 17, Issue 26. Bolste...
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Literature review on economic development incentives | Convergence
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Chronicling the alignment of workforce and economic development. Literature review on economic development incentives. July 4, 2011. Posted by Tom in Economic Development. View this document on Scribd. As for the content, I believe it is reasonably even-handed. Like so many tools that economic developers use, incentives clearly have their place. They are not, however, the universal cure-all to economic development challenges. No comments yet — be the first. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Kahtahdin Wood...
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Indiana: Investing in workplace literacy | Convergence
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Chronicling the alignment of workforce and economic development. Indiana: Investing in workplace literacy. December 14, 2006. Posted by Tom in Education. The nasty little secret that we must address in America is that many of our workers – even some well-paid workers – do not possess basic workplace literacy skills. So says a study, “A Demand-Side Strategy to Meet Indiana’s Workforce Basic Skills Challenge” ( Full Report. That the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Published in January 2005. In the Hoosier Sta...
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WIRED: Indiana plans unveiled | Convergence
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Chronicling the alignment of workforce and economic development. WIRED: Indiana plans unveiled. December 20, 2006. Posted by Tom in Community. The White County Economic Development director, Connie Neininger, and Purdue WIRED project director, Mark Smith, presented an overview of the Indiana WIRED program. To the White County Commissioners:. Neininger said asset mapping will be a focus of the group meetings in early 2007 so that through this sharing, White County, for example, might learn of a program in...
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